Christmas 2011

Our Christmas morning began with opening presents at 7am!  We each open one gift at a time to allow the moment to last a bit longer.....

Their faces are full of joy, while the little one wants to help open all the presents.  It's all so precious and priceless!

With little sleep, even Mom & Dad wouldn't trade these moments for the world!

Then, off to church to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!  Have a wonderful Christmas season everyone!

Birthday Girl!

     


Our little girl turned 5 years old today!

Our family tradition is to serve breakfast in bed.  She chose mini waffles with syrup, fresh fruit, and milk.

After a busy day at school with piano lessons and another party, she wanted McDonalds for dinner.  Yeah - we were all so thrilled....  Anyway, ate some nuggets & apple slices, played with the happy meal toy, then off to gymnastics.






Finally, we're home for the night and we get our family time to open presents and eat cupcakes!    These are the memories of being a mom, and I wish time could stand still....  :)

             

Christmas Program

Our little one had her annual Christmas program on Sunday. The alter was decorated beautifully, and the students marched in perfectly.

This first clip is one of her 3 class' songs. They just sang one, played hand bells on another, and then this final song. You've probably heard the 12 Days of Christmas, but I'll bet never like this!

http://youtu.be/ULFin4v9COo

This last clip below was supposed to be showing off the talented voices of the staff while the children clapped along. However, one of the students decided to dance, and others eventually began to dance as well. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNMn2Gi5tM

Zoo Birthday Party

Our little girl is turning 5 this week, and with gorgeous weather, we decided to have her party at the zoo!














With 12 boys & girls, all running from exhibit to exhibit, the parents took turns on who had to run to catch up!

They saw elephants, giraffes, orangutans, and lions, each more alert than I've ever seen them before. I guess the cooler weather made them more active.

The kids looked so cute pressing their little noses & cheeks against the glass. I can just imagine all those finger prints.

We had time to play on the playground before eating cupcakes and opening presents.

Before we sang the birthday song, everyone had to wipe their hands with wipies & germex. Not that any of them needed it, though. :)

Then, lots of icing on the faces to clean up!

Afterwards, the birthday girl enjoyed opening up all the presents! She got Barbies, Dora legos, games, a doll, and a cute outfit. She talked all the way home about how she was going to play with them all.

Breakfast with Santa

We enjoyed waking up last Saturday morning and starting off our day with a wonderful breakfast with Santa!











The physicians plan this for all the employees and it's such a great time for all the kids (and parents, too!).













There are crafts like cookie decorating and making ornaments, then the best part, talking to Santa!

What a wonderful morning to kick off a beautiful Christmas season!